# Duria Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Duria

Duria is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,606 people in 896 households**, the 5th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 3,606people (2011)
- 896households
- 83.5%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Duria

Of every 100 households in Duria in 2011, 15 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Duria · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****54%**

**61%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Duria?

■ Duria · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**942

Working population ****39.7%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 77.1% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 389 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 445 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 152 (11%) · **■** Marginal 442 (31%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Narayangarh

- Bahurupa5,071 people
- Bara Matkatpur3,800 people
- Handla3,779 people
- Kasba Narayangar3,627 people
- Mahammadpur3,278 people
- Dhaharpur3,200 people
- Shashinda3,188 people
- Markunda3,068 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Duria?3,606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Duria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Duria?83.5% (Census 2011)